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JANUARY 25, 2019, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A3 New owners, new Planning Commission looks to a more proactive 2019 space for Keizer gym KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald Personal trainer Cameron Tadlock, one of the new Snap Fitness franchise owners in Keizer, shows off new space inside the gym. By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Keizer’s Snap Fitness location has new own- ers and will unveil a new expansion at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26. Personal trainers Cameron Tadlock and Carrie Strong recently purchased the franchise location from the previous owner and have added nearly 1,500 square feet of “functional fi tness” space. “The stuff we have in there is colorful and fun and its the perfect way to supplement the regular gym stuff. Looks more like a daycare center for adults,” said Tadlock. Functional fi tness focuses on balance and coordination through movements like kneel- ing, squatting, running, jumping and more. It’s completing the circuit found in traditional gyms that focus on cardio and lifting, Tadlock said. The new space will have seven stations outfi tted with equipment like punching bags, sandbags, tire fl ips and battle ropes. It also has 57 feet of turf surface and a sled push. “I am so unbelievably excited. When I got into fi tness, I was so bored. You’re stuck be- tween science and very creative marketing. I think most gyms are done wrong, we’re sup- posed to be here to help people,” Tadlock said. Tadlock became a certifi ed trainer almost 10 years ago after a career in retail management. While working in construction, a friend en- couraged him to go to a gym and he dropped 70 pounds and it put him on a new path. He’s been part the Keizer Snap Fitness loca- tion, 5442 River Road N., since 2011. In addition to the new space, Keizer’s Snap Fitness offers cardio and weight machines, per- sonal training and a special room where mem- bers can cue up one of more than 350 training programs on demand. For more information, call 503-400-6344. By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes In the midst of numerous conversations about growth in Keizer, the city’s Planning Commission is expecting a busy year. In that widening gyre, Com- missioner Garry Whalen urged fellow commissioners to ap- proach their tasks with a differ- ent mindset. “This is a great time for us to think about what we want to be. We have a chance to look at Keizer’s future and what it will be for our kids and grandkids,” Whalen said. “We can direct questions to city staff rather than reacting to staff reports and questions.” Whalen, who chairs the committee, said his thoughts on the matter were prompted by looking at the commission’s upcoming slate of growth-cen- tered projects. “We’re not required to grow outside the current UGB and I don’t think it should be auto- matic that bigger is better,” he 2019 Street Sweeping Schedule Sweeping Areas of Keizer at 8:30 a.m. at the Keizer Fire Station (661 Chemawa Road NE, Keizer, Oregon). Strategic planning (fi ve- year forecast) will be the main topic of discussion. Upon request, auxiliary aids and/or special services will be provided. To request services, please contact the District offi ce at 503-390- 9111 or Oregon Relay at 1-800-735-2900 at least two working days (48 hours) in advance. Additional information on the meeting can be ob- tained by calling the Dis- trict’s business offi ce at 503- 390-9111. Sweeping Dates of Every Month KFD plans work session on 5-year strategic plan There will be a public work session of the Keizer Fire District Board of Direc- tors on Saturday, Feb. 2 The session will begin “I think we can grow with- out expanding, and I think it falls to us to think through this and determine how we align with city council and staff,” he said. He also referenced the lack of jobs in the community. Keiz- er has a meager jobs-to-house- hold ratio. A balanced ratio is considered slightly more than one job per household. Keizer has .48 jobs per household and more than a third of them are in the retail sector. Economists suggest ideal communities have about 10 percent of their jobs in retail. “There is a number of small business and then grocery stores and things like that to sell us needed goods, but we don’t re- ally have a jobs space. We need to fi nd a way to attract jobs and fi gure out where to place those jobs,” Whalen said. Brown said the ramped-up interest in growth might mean meeting on different days, but commissioners agreed to being fl exible. said. Keizer Development Direc- tor Nate Brown said city staff will be looking to the com- missioners this year to “grind through” a number of expected reports the city will use to de- termine how to grow. “When we start talking about potentially limiting ac- cess along River Road, there is no business that is going to be okay with that, and we will need your help,” Brown said. The Keizer Planning Com- mission holds a unique place among the city’s various com- mittee and task forces in that it is the only one required to ex- ist under Oregon law and that mandate comes with specifi c guidelines regarding the make- up of the commission. 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